Partners strive to keep salon on cutting edge of competitive industry

The article presents a corporate profile for Spirit Salon & Day Spa in Tucson, Arizona. It was launched by Danette Lawless and Georgia Curtin in 2000 with the aim of making it as Tucson's premier salon. The salon has won an all-expenses pain trip to New York from a national online market make-over contest sponsored by hair products manufacturer Joico. It is the first to offer Bio Ionic hair straigthener, Great Lengths hair extensions, and Nanokeratizing hair conditioning treatment in Tucson.

Focuses on the decision of some business owners in the United States to enforce rules that provide days of peace and quiet for their employees. Goal of the rules; Impact of the rules on employee performance; Overview of the anti-meeting policy of The Lost Boys Consortium, a public relations and...

The article profiles five retirees, aged 50 and older, who left the corporate workforce to start their own ventures. The projects include wildlife photography production, a cake business, a consulting firm, a winery, and a motorcycle riding school. All of the "retirees" are making money while...

The article reports on two sister, who won over customers when they turned a childhood tradition into a game that captures family memories. The two sisters, Callie and Pam Weiant, were inspired by a game created by their mother to become entrepreneurs. The game had been popular in the Weiant...

Explores strategies employed by U.S. businesses make an impact on their consumers. Experiences of businesspeople who attempted to create an impact for the companies; Marketing moves that help create an impact; Challenges in finding ways of creating a business impact.